The Woman Beneath the Pines

The first thing Clara Hayes asked after Wyatt Miller told her she had been missing for almost three months was not how the town had reacted. She did not ask who had searched for her. She did not ask whether her parents had survived the grief, whether Murphy’s Feed and Supply had replaced her behind the counter, or whether...

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Published November 2, 2026 · Updated November 2, 2026